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BUILDING AN HONEST WORKFORCE IN COLLABORATION WITH AICTE

Clean Exit is a platform from Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), India’s leading non-profit foundation that promotes ethical behavior and prevents misconduct by means of integrity score for professional workforce.

CLEAN EXIT Workforce Integrity Rating

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Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3

The cat is out of the bag. .................................................................................................................. 4

AICTE – ISAC MoU ............................................................................................................................ 5

Various problems solved by Clean Exit .............................................................................................. 6

Process of Clean Exit ......................................................................................................................... 7

Benefits to the Students ................................................................................................................... 8

Benefits to the Institution ................................................................................................................. 9

Signing up for Clean Exit ................................................................................................................. 10

Cost of Clean Exit Certification ........................................................................................................ 10

Online Course on Ethics from Clean Exit .......................................................................................... 10

Course Contents for the Ethics Course ............................................................................................. 11

Case studies included in the course ................................................................................................. 12

Certificate issued to college / Institution ........................................................................................ 13

Certificate issued to verified students ............................................................................................. 14

FAQ – Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 16

How to issue appreciation certificate for students on assignments? ............................................... 19

How to issue Commitment to Ethics Certificate for the student? ..................................................... 21

How companies are using Clean Exit .............................................................................................. 22

Get Support .................................................................................................................................... 22

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Introduction Ethics at workplace has a significant role in the success or failure of any organization. Ethical work force contributes to creation of a clean culture which is the bedrock of successful organizations. It is the people who determine, by their conduct as to the working culture of any organization. Advancement in technology and digital push have added new dimensions in the way frauds are being indulged more frequently by the insiders and outsiders as well. Employees, intentionally or inadvertently, either aid or facilitate data leakage, data theft, financial frauds, conflict of interests, gender insensitivities, inappropriate media footprint, etc. Some of the most common challenges companies are facing from unethical students include:

This has assumed unacceptable proportions and many organizations, especially the start-ups and freshly funded companies are collapsing as a result of unethical conduct of employees.

Before Hiring

• Fake Resumes• Fake Internship Letters• Fake Project work• Fake Skills in CV• Fake Trainings• Fake Certifications

After Hiring

• Exit on short notice• Stealing company IPR• Sending emails against

company• Submitting fake travel

bills, expenses• Engaging in racism, sexual

harrassment, frauds, collusion

• Data leakage, cyber crimes• Violating company policies• Engaging in fake social

media posts

During / After Exit

• Negative social media posts and reviews

• Not returning company assets

• No handover of passwords• No handover of source

codes• Encrypting company

laptops / data• Instigating other

employees to quit• Maintaining unauthorized

access to IT systems

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The cat is out of the bag. Employees are the source of most frauds in Indian firms.

The global average of most common perpetrators by Junior employees of the company is 39%, however in India the figure is 61%. And there is a reason behind it. With a population of over a billion people, the competition to get a job is fierce. Most of these frauds start right in academic environment for campus interviews. From fake training programs, illegally obtained certifications, copied and borrowed coding projects to fake work experience – candidates go to any extent to land a decent job. But the problem does not stop there. Once inside the organization, junior employees engage in various frauds and cyber-crimes. Right from copying sensitive and confidential data, violating IPR by downloading torrents, surfing porn to engaging in misconducts with other staff, there are lot of challenges on hiring fresh workforce.

“37% of frauds in companies across India have been conducted by senior or middle management”

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AICTE – ISAC MoU

AICTE and ISAC sign an MoU on 27th March 2019. Group Captain Naidu – Advisor ISAC, Sri Anil Sahasrabudhe – Chairman AICTE, Sri Rajshekhar Pullabhatla, Chairman ISAC

It has increasingly become challenging for companies to find ethical students from campus recruitment; hence All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India and Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), India’s leading non-profit foundation, have signed an MoU to promote professional ethics among the next generation future workforce of the country and has aimed to register 100,000 students every year.

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Various problems solved by Clean Exit

Fake resumes: Due to intense competition for jobs, candidates submit fake resumes for getting employment.

Exit on short notice Leaving company without serving the required notice period

Violating company policies Downloading torrents to watching movies in office, policies are violated

Fake experience letters Often applicants acquire fake work experience letters to boost their resume

Stealing company database Taking away sensitive company data in pen drives or storing it in personal email

Harassing fellow employees Stalking female colleagues to engaging in sexual harassment

Fake Training and Skills Applicants provide fake training completion and skill certificates to get better CTC

Refusing to return company assets Not returning company assets such as laptops and access cards on leaving the job

Posting negatively in Social Media Posting internal issues to leaking sensitive details in social media to leaking

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Process of Clean Exit Clean Exit has three levels:

Level 1: Certification (Mandatory) In the initial stage, participants, whether students or jobseekers or employees, voluntarily commit to be ethical at workplace by enrolling in the Clean Exit Rating platform. The participants are to undergo online training on ethical conduct at workplace and get certified by Clean Exit. This stage is required & mandatory. Level 2: Verification & Insurance (Process followed by companies) The participants verify their social media accounts. Verification is highly recommended as many companies prefer verified candidates for placements. The verification allows opting for insurance against any proven loss / damage caused by the participating employee. This is optional but highly recommended. Level 3 – Rating (Process followed by companies) This level is for use by companies / recruiters and allows the candidate to be rated by the employer / institution for their behavior. A student can request their rating score after gaining work experience with at least one company.

Certification Verification & Insurance Rating

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Benefits to the Students

Better Internships Students can get better

internships, including exclusive opportunities to compete for

cyber security related positions.

Better & Faster Placements

Clean exit in getting qualitatively better and faster placements,

including higher packages.

Faster Promotions Clean Exit helps in getting faster

promotions and even the next big job!

• Better Internships: Get better internships when you are certified with Clean Exit. • Faster Placements: Get high scores when you register. Employers prefer honest

people over highly performing but untrustworthy workforce. • Faster Promotions: Clean Exit rated professionals stand better chance at

promotions! • Make yourself seen as highly trustworthy: When you sign up for Clean Exit,

companies know that you will not engage in frauds.

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Benefits to the Institution

More Campus Placements

With Clean Exit, you will have more companies making a beeline

for campus recruitment in your University!

Higher Reputation Your University reputation will be higher among the Industry due to the unique offering and financial guarantee provided by Clean Exit

for your student

Bigger Funding & Grants Clean Exit gives higher

confidence to donors that their research grants and funding will

be put to good use by the Institution.

Opportunity for students to get cyber security internship with National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC), Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India

1. Request internships for students as per AICTE approved policy and access to various Government organizations database with open internships in Cyber Security

2. Issue Appreciation certificates to students for project work and assignments 3. Provide unique benefit for recruiters coming to your campus with financial

guarantee against misconducts on hiring your students

If an employee commits fraud, Clean Exit pays the company for the loss. The platform enables a company to report employee misconducts and frauds in a central database and provides a strong deterrence to rouge employees from engaging in even smallest of frauds or bad behavior.

The unique benefit of Clean Exit platform is, it provides the recruiter with insurance cover from INR 1,00,000 to INR 5,00,000 on every candidate hired for frauds and misconduct. Apart from bringing down the financial risk, Clean Exit enables a company to hire fresh workforce with confidence.

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Signing up for Clean Exit 1. The college (approved by AICTE) can register their free account at

https://customer.cleanexit.io/ and sign-up for the Clean Exit Platform. 2. The account is recommended to be managed by the Training & Placement

Officer (TPO) with help from Student Placement team / cell. 3. Please note that the approval process may take maximum 24 hours for account

activation. Once the request is approved, you will receive an email with necessary account activation details.

Cost of Clean Exit Certification The costing is as below:

Sector/Service Registration Certification Description One-time company registration /

college registration Online Training & certification along with Clean Exit Enrollment

Market Cost

INR 50,000 INR 1,500 onwards

Billing Cycle

One Time One Time

For AICTE under ISAC

MoU

Free for colleges / Institutions under AICTE

Free for all students under AICTE affiliated institutions

1. For Institutions affiliated with AICTE, the cost of registration in Clean Exit is

waived off. 2. For students, staff affiliated with AICTE, the cost of certification (first level) in

Clean Exit is waived off.

Online Course on Ethics from Clean Exit Every candidate on signing up with Clean Exit undergoes an Ethics training program online, that covers importance of ethics at workplace, dealing with ethical issues and supporting management. With over 20 short case studies based on real world examples,

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the program ensures your workforce is prepared for high value driven culture within the organization.

Course Contents for the Ethics Course

The below course content is covered in the professional ethics course for students.

• Introduction to Professional Ethics

• Appropriation and Attribution • Being Your Best Self, Part 1:

Moral Awareness • Being Your Best Self, Part 2:

Moral Decision Making • Being Your Best Self, Part 3:

Moral Intent • Being Your Best Self, Part 4:

Moral Action • Behavioral Ethics • Bounded Ethicality • Causing Harm • Conflict of Interest • Conformity Bias

• Ethical Fading • Ethical Leadership, Part 1:

Perilous at the Top • Ethical Leadership, Part 2: Best

Practices • Framing • Giving Voice to Values • Implicit Bias • Legal Rights and Ethical

Responsibilities • Loss Aversion • Moral Emotions • Moral Equilibrium • Moral Muteness • Moral Myopia • Obedience to Authority

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• Self-Serving Bias

Case studies included in the course The following case studies are covered in the course.

• Academic Fraud at UNC • Armstrong’s Doping Downfall • Baylor’s Silence on Sexual Assault • Collapse at Rana Plaza • College Admission Scandal • Compounding Illness • Countrywide's Subprime Scandal • Curbing Corruption:

GlaxoSmithKline in China • Daraprim Price Hike • Epipen: Out of Reach • Equifax's Breach of Trust • FIFA Kickbacks: World Cup

Corruption • Final Exam Heist • Making the Grade • Michael Flynn: Under

Investigation

• OxyContin & the Opioid Epidemic • OxyContin: Whale Watching • Packing Peanuts for Profit • Penn State Scandal • Raj Rajaratnam: Insider Trader • Research Conflicts at UT Austin • Robert Bentley: A Campaign

Affair • Samsung’s Political Connections • Steering Student Athletes • Tesco Cooks the Books • Theranos' Bad Blood • United Airlines: Grounded • Volkswagen's Emission Evasion • Weinstein & Hollywood’s “Open

Secret” • Wells Fargo Fraud

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Certificate issued to college / Institution

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Certificate issued to verified students

Certificate issued for online course completion

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The above certificate is automatically issued to the student from the e-learning portal and can be downloaded again.

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FAQ – Procedures How can a college Sign-up for Clean Exit? The entire sign-up process is online. Signup and Register on the URL: https://customer.cleanexit.io/

Please note that you have to use official college ID (not gmail.com or yahoo.com etc.) for registration. The account is activated within 24 hours of approval & verification. What does the college have to do after sign-up?

1. Add every student in Clean Exit Platform using the web interface 2. Upload the scanned copy of Clean Exit (CE) Consent form 3. Upload details of campus placements 4. Inform the recruiters coming to your college about Clean Exit!

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What does a student have to do for registration?

1. Sign the correctly filled Clean Exit Consent form and give it to the TPO / College 2. Sign-up for a free course on ethics (English) on

https://natsec.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-professional-ethics 3. Complete the course which is self-paced

How to inform the companies conducting campus placements about Clean Exit?

1. Register the company details on the Clean Exit platform 2. Enter the HR contact details 3. Clean Exit will contact the companies and explain the benefits

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How to request for internships for students?

1. Select the student name from “Request Internship” Form and fill the required details

2. Submit the form – this will be reviewed by ISAC & AICTE for connecting the students with appropriate opportunities for internships in cyber security across India.

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How to issue appreciation certificate for students on assignments? Add the appreciation for the student by navigating to “Add Appreciation section”

Select “Appreciation certificate” in the menu and click on name of student and select “PDF” under more section, to print the certificate.

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Appreciation Certificate generated by college

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How to issue Commitment to Ethics Certificate for the student? Navigate to “Workforce” ---> “Print Ethics Certificate” ---> Student Name ---> PDF

Commitment to Ethics Certificate generated by college

• Every certificate generated has a unique ID and Students can include these

certificates for applying towards internships and placements • The TPO / College authority using the Clean Exit portal can self-issue the

certificates to their students

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How companies are using Clean Exit

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Spa and Wellness•Therapist code of

conduct•Manager behavior•Service quality

SMEs•Accountants to

Administrative teams code of conduct

•Social Media behavior•Integrity at work

Security Agencies•Rating of agency•Rating of Guards•Software at gate with

database of criminals and sex offenders

Maids and Support staff•Rating of maids and

support staff for behavior

•Ensure quality work•Negative rating affects

work in other societies

Tenant Verification•Ensure Tenant pays

monthly rent on time•Ensure tenants, families

with good track records stay at your property

•PAN India tenant rating

Rating Drivers• Hire good drivers with

strong track record• Ensure good service every

day• Strong background checks

Enhancing School Safety• Ensure high safety for

children• Rate your entire staff• Ensures high degree of

integrity and work ethics

Technology Teams• Ensure proper handover on

exit• Minimize your risk from bad

behavior's online and off-line

• Ensure skills are not misused against the company or customers

Increase placements in University• Students pledge for ethics• Provide honest resumes to

recruiters• Clean Exit guarantees good

behavior to companies

Certified Contracts / Agreements• Ensure SLA Delivery• Rate vendors if they fail to

deliver as per contract• Ideal for investors, start-ups

and supply-chain driven companies